TRUST IN EXPERTISE IN A CHANGING MEDIA LANDSCAPE - VIRTUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE PROGRAMME | 18 - 19 MARCH 2021 - PERITIA
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Trust in Expertise in a Changing Media Landscape Virtual Scientific Conference Programme | 18 – 19 March 2021 Registration: peritia-trust.eu/media-conference #TrustMediaConf
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Table of Contents 1 | About this Conference 2 | Conference Theme 3 | Programme 4 | Digital Café 5 | How to join
1 About this conference This multidisciplinary conference will bring together outstanding researchers from all over the world to discuss how best to assess, establish and maintain the credibility and trustworthiness of expertise in a rapidly changing media environment. Scholars will present their latest findings on questions of trust and trustworthiness, expertise, science and technology, policy, and the media, touching on a wide range of topics such as the pandemic, climate change, conspiracy theories, social media platforms, and many more.
2 Conference Theme
In democratic societies, trust in the provenance and A growing social media
justification of policy measures are essential for
their implementation. Trust in scientific expertise –
environment increasingly
both in experts and in scientific institutions – has undercuts established
become a contested subject in the wake of recent
political and social developments, particularly the
societal/sectoral systems
emergence of populist sentiments. At the same of trust, accountability and
time, newspapers and journalists have always
played an important part in the shaping of public
responsibility.
trust in public debates. However, the recent
of fake news and disinformation. A growing
contestations also draw attention to questions of
social media environment increasingly undercuts
trust in media organizations. Are they fulfilling their
established societal/sectoral systems of trust,
role as watchdogs of democracy and mediators of
accountability and responsibility. Automated
informed public debate? Can they be considered
accounts (‘social bots’) as well as malicious
‘pillars of institutional trust’ themselves?
human users (‘trolls’) play an important role in
contemporary forms of disinformation. Reinforced
Over the past decade, the traditional media
by the anonymity of most online communication,
landscape has substantially transformed into
such phenomena may bias users’ perception of
a globalized, technologically mediated and
the distribution of opinions, views and evidence.
commoditized environment – a transformation
Meanwhile, social media platforms have attempted
that coincided with increasingly volatile levels of
to refurbish trust in their online channels by
trust in institutions, whether academia, politics,
resorting to human and algorithmic gatekeeping,
governments, or legacy media. Online sources
with so far mixed results.
for information, including information about
various areas of scientific expertise, provide new,
Some of the most heated global discussions of our
low-threshold opportunities to communicate.
time directly implicate scientific knowledge claims.
Social media, blogs and vlogs offer unlimited
In recent years, the debates on Covid-19 as well
and boundless sources for the public to inform
as climate change are just two of many popular
themselves quickly, mostly free of charge
examples of trust contestation. In 2020, the
and everywhere. The credibility and hence
coronavirus and its aftermath added a new stress
trustworthiness of such sources are difficult to
test to public trust in science, politics, and media.
assess. It is often unclear who says what in which
These (online) contestations show how geopolitical
context and based on what authority or expertise,
and ideological battles come to target not just
particularly if information is decontextualized from
political and scientific institutions, but also legacy
its original source and distributed through social
media or a combination of all three, thus raising
media.
the stakes of understanding public trust under
The problem of trust in (social) media has been
changing conditions.
further exacerbated by the persistent problem
PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021 5#TrustMediaConf 3 Programme Day 1 - 18 March, 2021 11:30 - 12:00 | Welcome & Opening Keynote The Shifting Sands of Trust in a Changing Media Landscape José van Dijck | PERITIA & University of Utrecht Donya Alinejad | PERITIA & University of Utrecht The authority of traditional gatekeepers of truth, knowledge, and expertise are challenged or side-steppped as a burgeoning of new media actors, processes, and institutions takes the stage. The impacts of these changes for policy-making, science journalism, and public deliberation reveal but some of the emerging problems for science, news, and politics. In this talk, we address some of these key issues by zooming in on the role of social media in the initial period of the Covid-19 outbreak in the Netherlands. Analysis of the public debate during the virus’ early days helps to demonstrate how social media plays an important role in potentially enhancing, but also possibly undermining, public trust in scientific expertise during a health crisis. We show how the media environments have been transformed by the logics of social media platforms and make proposals for a better understanding of the shifting sands of trust and trustworthiness. 12:00 - 12:45 | Keynote Old and New Intermediaries Onora O’Neill – PERITIA & University of Cambridge The media are so named because they are intermediaries: they enable originators of communication to reach recipients. Traditional intermediaries – publishers, newspapers, broadcasters – also help ensure that communication meets certain ethical and epistemic standards. Online providers enable originators to reach recipients, but they are not publishers. They provide ‘platforms’, collect data from their users and market the distribution of content to clients. Platforms are therefore intermediaries of a very different sort, and cannot be regulated as publishers. However, the ethical and epistemic standards of the communication these new intermediaries enable could be improved by removing the anonymity that currently cloaks and protects clients who purchase the targeted distribution of content. This would help recipients to assess the content they receive, by revealing which ethical and epistemic standards the new intermediaries respect or flout. 12:45 - 13:15 | Lunch Break 13:15 - 14:45 | 1st Parallel Panel Sessions 6 PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021
Day 1 - 18 March, 2021
1.1 Distrust and Disinformation
Trust and Misinformation: The Case of Plandemic
Tarun José Kattumana – KU Leuven, Belgium
Expulsion or Inclusion? Why Taking Conspiracy Theories Seriously Safeguards Truthful Knowledge
Jaron Harambam – KU Leuven, Belgium
Distrust of Scientific Findings and Expertise: Worldview, Ideology, and the Norms of Science
Stephan Lewandowsky – University of Bristol, UK
Co-author: Klaus Oberauer (University of Zurich)
1.2 Trust and Complex Media Environments
Drivers of Trust and Mistrust in Scientific Communication: The Differences between Legacy Media and
Digital Media
João Pedro Estevens – University of Lisbon, Portugal
Co-authors: Ana Delicado (University of Lisbon), Jussara Rowland (University of Lisbon)
How Behavioural Science can Redesign Online Environments that Empower People to make Informed
Decisions for Themselves
Philipp Lorenz-Spreen – Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
Co-authors: Stephan Lewandowsky (University of Bristol), Cass R. Sunstein (Harvard Law School) and Ralph
Hertwig (Max Planck Institute for Human Development)
From Information Sources to Mediators: Who Feeds the Networks for and against Bolsonaro about
Coronavirus
Nina Santos - National Institute of Science & Technology in Digital Democracy, Brazil
When Trust Equals Popularity: How Facebook impacts Indian Journalism Start-ups’ Pursuit of
Alternative Journalism
Darsana Vijay – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
1.3 Mediations of Climate and Ecology
Making (Micro)plastics News: Reflections on Media Storytelling, Policy, and Publics
Lesley Henderson – Brunel University London, UK
Imagination, Scale and Belief in Climate Science
Fergal McHugh – University College Dublin, Ireland
Trust in Media and Expertise Among Climate Concerned and Climate Sceptics
Hallvard Moe – University of Bergen, Norway
Co-authors: Synnøve Lindtner (University of Bergen), Brita Ytre-Arne (University of Bergen)
PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021 7Day 1 - 18 March, 2021 15:00 - 16:30 | 2nd Parallel Panel Sessions 2.1 Populism and Elites: Polarization and Expertise Science Related Populism, its Prevalence, Antecedents, and Outcomes Niels Mede – University of Zurich, Switzerland Co-authors: Mike S. Schäfer (University of Zurich), Julia Metag (University of Münster), Kira Klinger (University of Münster) The Rise of the Partisan Nurse and the Challenge to Move Beyond: Rethinking the Role of Populism in Dutch Healthcare Martijn Felder – Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands Co-authors: Syb Kuijper, Roland Bal, Pieterbas Lalleman and Iris Wallenburg (Erasmus University Rotterdam) “People Have Had Enough of Experts”: Epistemic Injustice and Expertise Carline Klijnman – University of Genoa, Italy The Rise and Fall of Social Hierarchical Systems: A Cognitive and Information-Theoretical Model Mauricio Martins – Institut Jean Nicod, France Co-author: Stefano Palminteri (LNC, DEC, ENS). 2.2 Science in Social Media Events One Biologist, One Million Deaths: Expertise Between Politics, Platforms and Science During the Co- vid-19 Pandemic in Brazil Carlos d’Andréa – Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil Co-author: Verônica Soares da Costa (Catholic University of Minas Gerais (PUC Minas) Trust, Ethos, and Expertise in Facebook Fan Sites for Health Experts Jens Kjeldsen – University of Bergen, Norway Co-authors: Ragnhild Mølster (University of Bergen), Øyvind Ihlen (University of Oslo), Sine Nørholm Just (Roskilde University). The Dramaturgy of Expertise in Times of COVID-19. An Analysis of the Science-Policy Interface of the Dutch ‘Intelligent Lockdown’ Hedwig te Molder – Free University Amsterdam, Netherlands Co-authors: Robert Prettner (University of Amsterdam), Rens Vliegenthart (University of Amsterdam), Maarten Hajer (Utrecht University) Chinese Chicken Soup and its Platformized Discontents Shuaishuai Wang – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Co-author: Jeroen de Kloet (University of Amsterdam) 8 PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021
Day 1 - 18 March, 2021
2.3 Psychological and Philosophical Perspectives on Trust in Media
A Media for Vigilant Social Creatures
Arshak Balayan – American University of Armenia
Group Testimony in Online and Offline Environments
Kenneth Boyd – University of Southern Denmark
Regulating Social Media: Social Feedback, Algorithms and Human Nature
Kurtis Boyer – University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Co-author: Andreas Falck (Institut Jean Nicod)
The Value of Clear Labels: Meta-Regulation as Measure for Building Trust
Lisa Herzog – University of Groningen, Netherlands
16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break
17:00 - 17:45 | Keynote
The Digital Transformation of the Knowledge Order
Christoph Neuberger - Freie Universität Berlin
Digitisation fundamentally changes the way knowledge is generated, verified, presented, disseminated
and appropriated in society. The Internet and especially social media facilitate access to knowledge and
participation in knowledge processes. Science and journalism are opening up in part: They make research
and editorial work more transparent and give citizens the opportunity to participate (citizen science, citizen
journalism). In addition, independent knowledge projects such as Wikipedia are emerging. Media are losing
their monopoly as gatekeepers who check knowledge before publication. As a result, false information can
spread unhindered on the Internet. Or they are only examined afterwards (fact-checking). In addition, forms
of pseudo-science and pseudo-journalism (‘alternative media’) can be observed. Public criticism of science
and journalism (‘lie press’) as epistemic authorities is also increasing. How can they maintain the trust of the
public in this environment? The lecture will explore this question.
17:45 - 18:00 | Closing Remarks
11:00 - 12:00 | Digital Morning Coffee
#TrustMediaConf
PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021 9Day 2 - 19 March, 2021 12:00 - 12:45 | Keynote In the Digital Service Act we Trust Natali Helberger - University of Amsterdam Over the past year(s), governments and society have entrusted digital platforms with important governance functions in our online world: to act as guardians of fundamental rights and the public sphere, to remove Covid-19 related disinformation, sanction politicians that invite anti-democratic behaviour, and to further our rights to privacy and freedom of expression, even if doing so runs counter to business interests and shareholder expectations. Entrusting the realisation of fundamental rights online, and the wellbeing of the digital society to a small number of non-European, globally operating commercial tech companies requires a solid governance framework. Such are the demands of democratic legitimacy and the positive obligations of governments to protect and promote our fundamental rights. In my contribution I will explore whether the proposed governance framework in the European Commission’s Digital Service Act can live up to these high expectations and create an environment in which our trust in platforms to perform these important governance functions is justified. 12:45 - 13:15 | Lunch Break 13:15 - 14:45 | 3rd Parallel Panel Sessions 3.1 Trust and Competing (Group) Ideologies How the General Trends During the COVID 19 Pandemic Affected the Media Environment in Bosnia and Herzegovina Nedzma Dzananovic – University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Co-author: Sarina Bakić (University of Sarajevo) Mediatized Mistrust of Scientific Expertise Relating to MMR Vaccination in Danish Web Archive Data Antoinette Fage-Butler – Aarhus University, Denmark Co-authors: Kristian Hvidtfelt Nielsen, Loni Ledderer, Niels Brügger, Kristoffer Laigaard Nielbo, Marie Louise Tørring (Aarhus University) Populism and the Political Mobilization of Echo Chambers Natascha Rietdijk – Tilburg University, Netherlands Mediating Trust: Two Lessons for Media Attempts to Boost Trust in Science Jason Sulik - Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany 3.2 News Media Discourses and Trust in Science 10 PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021
Day 2 - 19 March, 2021
Social Construction of Trust in Scientific Expertise and Traditional Media in a Changing Media Lands-
cape: Emphasis on Shark Risk in Reunion Island
Barbara Losen – University of Reunion Island
Dr. Fauci versus President Trump: Contesting Discourses on Medical Expertise
Graham Smart – Carleton University, Canada
High levels of trust in science in the context of the coronavirus pandemic – results from the German
public opinion survey ‘science barometer’
Ricarda Ziegler – Wissenschaft im Dialog, Germany
3.3 Trust and Algorithmic Platform Design
Social Media as (Dis)Information: Structural, Algorithmic, and Design Choices
Marc Cheong – University of Melbourne, Australia
Mass Personalization of Truth: Mutuality, Sociality, and Continuity of Trust in Platform Society
Hossein Derakhshan – London School of Economics, UK
Boosting the Detection of Microtargeted Advertising
Michael Geers – Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Germany
Co-authors: Philipp Lorenz-Spreen* (Max Planck Institute for Human Development), Michael Geers (Max
Planck Institute for Human Development), Thorsten Pachur (Max Planck Institute for Human Development),
Ralph Hertwig (Max Planck Institute for Human Development), Stephan Lewandowsky (University of
Bristol) and Stefan Herzog* (Max Planck Institute for Human Development). * denotes equal contribution
15:00 - 16:30 | 4th Parallel Panel Sessions
4.1 Political Impacts of Science Disinformation
COVID-19, (Hydroxy)chloroquine, Expertise and the Political Uses of Disinformation in Brazil
Marina Fontolan – University of Campinas, Brazil
Co-authors: Dayane Machado, Leda Gitahy, Leandro Tessler (University of Campinas)
Mediating Trust in Medical Expertise During the Covid-19 Pandemic: : A Four Country Audience Study
Sabina Mihelj - Loughborough University, UK
Co-authors: Kathy Kondor (Loughborough University), Vaclav Stetka (Loughborough University)
Systemic and Event Conspiracy Narratives in the Polish Daily Newspapers during the Presidential
Election Campaign in 2020
Olivia Rachwol – Lund University, Sweden
4.2 The Changing Landscape of Journalism
PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021 11Hope on the Horizon of (Dis)trust: Democracy, Empowerment and the Changing Media Scene Suddhasatwa Guharoy – University of Manchester, UK ‘Never Let the Truth Get in the Way of a Good Story’. How Digital Media Distort our Relation to Facts Simon Truwant – KU Leuven, Belgium Open Source Investigations as Public Practice: An Inquiry into New Methods of Trust Building Lonneke van der Velden – University of Amsterdam, Netherlands 4.3 Roundtable Discussion | Governing Trust in European Platform Societies Stefan Larsson – Lund University, Sweden Jo Pierson – Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Alison Powell – London School of Economics & Political Science, UK Judith Simon – University of Hamburg, Germany José van Dijck (Moderator) 16:30 - 17:00 | Coffee Break 17:00 - 17:45 | Keynote Trust and Faith in Automated Algorithmic Selection Michael Latzer - University of Zurich Changing media landscapes are marked by a growing reliance on algorithmic selection in online applications – the automated assignment of relevance to selected pieces of information. This affects gatekeeping, agenda setting, power relations and, consequently, our perception of the world and our behaviour. Algorithmic selection applications are institutions and agents in social and political decision- making. They represent expertise and experts, and reveal the religious character of digitalization. This keynote discusses how and with what implications the algorithmic co-construction of individual realities and social order build on and shape trust and faith in the context of social and political decision-making. 17:45 - 18:00 | Closing Remarks 12 PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021
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PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 2021 134 Digital Café
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14 PERITIA | Conference Programme | 18 - 19 March 20215 How to join
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